Posted on 07/04/2009 1:37:50 AM PDT by bruinbirdman
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Palin ended 2008 with a striking run of personal successes in high-profile popularity polls. According to a poll by Gallup she was the second most admired woman of the year, after Hillary Clinton. Time magazine chose her as the world’s fourth most influential person, behind Barack Obama, Henry Paulson of the US Treasury and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France.
Last week she triumphed in an annual poll, commissioned by a property website, as the person Americans would most like to have as their neighbour. She finished ahead of Oprah Winfrey, the television chat show queen, and Michael Phelps, the Olympic swimmer.
For all the abuse she endured as an underprepared vice-presidential candidate who knew more about skinning moose than resolving Middle Eastern conflict, Palin continues to excite Republican voters enthralled by what they see as a unique political style that could one day put paid to Obama. She has not returned to the Alaska governor’s office to lick her wounds.
An internet campaign is already under way to promote Palin as the Republican party’s best choice to challenge Obama in the presidential elections of 2012. More than 60,000 people have joined TeamSarah.org, an umbrella group that unites numerous pro-Palin fan clubs such as Catholics for Sarah, Texans for Palin and Small Business-Owners for Sarah.
James Brislin, a Connecticut team member, noted that “the Republican party has lost its way . . . Sarah Palin is who we need moving forward”.
The 44-year-old governor is already facing conflicting pressures to map out a strategy that would give her a bigger voice in national affairs without alienating Alaskan voters, some of whom are already complaining that Palin has “not been paying attention” to the state’s mounting problems.
“Palin’s mindset is still all about the campaign rhetoric and her national aspirations,” said Andrew
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SW, I know about but don’t understand your almost pathologic facination with Palin.
I went thru the whole Sara/saraH thing with you twice before - pay more attention when folks post to you.
As far as her being a juggernaut - watch ANY news show, they will quickly disabuse you of her political future.
We DO see eye to eye on her as a fundraiser. The only thing is - will she be seen as ‘radioactive’ as far as her supporting other (R) party runners? Dunno - I guess we’ll see when someone aasks for help in the future.
Another couple of things we shold agree on:
-the atacks on Palin will not stop, if she is able to rasie any real dough, count the attakc s to become even more shrill - if that is possible.
-Sarah Palin is a nice person, a good mom and seems to be the kind of wife any mom would approve of. ANd like any other human, she has her own faults and pluses.
Have a nice 4th - roast a hot dog with the kids or neighbors.
I’m convinced that Sarah’s gameplan is exactly as you describe. She as much as said so in her statement.
From your mouth to Sarah’s ear. She might get some people to take to the streets - that would shake up the elected idiots in DC and other locations. Take to the streets - take back the government.
Romney could step in
Romney is the pretty boy RINO of the Republican party. I would not vote for him under any circumstance.
Bring on Sarah.
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